The Sprout
Photo from Miles Gomme’s expo for Botley Arts
The newsletter for North Hinksey & Botley
Issue 126 April 2018
The Sprout
Issue 126, April 2018
Contents
3 Letters to the Editor
5 Let’s be Friends
9 Community Fridge a year on
11 Flood Scheme - reply
15 Botley/Kennington PPG
17 Hedgehog Week
19 Richard Jefferey
23 Three poems
25 Planning Applications
26 WWCC Update
27 Shopping Centre pics
28 Reveremorewell
31 Seeking Ferddie
33 2nd Botley Brownies
35 Botley Arts
37 Randoms
43 Local Organizations
From the Editor
Is this going to be the month when Spring finally gets here? The
clocks have gone forward (sorry about getting it wrong in last
month’s Diary) and the days are their proper length again. Stories that
follow on from last month are the official reply to our reservations
about the Flood Scheme (p.11), the latest on the Shopping Centre
(which Mace have decided to call ‘Westway Place’) on p.26, and some
reawakened memories of the railway carriage home in Seacourt Road
(p.29). We forget how dire housing need was after the last War – there
was a family living in a converted coach along North Hinksey Lane
around the same time. Coming up are Hedgehog Week (p.17) and
Botley’s Artweeks exhibition at the Pavilion in May. The picture on
this month’s cover is one of Miles Gomme’s stunning photographs
which can be seen at the latest exhibition by Botley Arts, opening in
April (p.35). One of the Sprout’s uses is to document change in
Botley, so there are some rather more ordinary photos on page 27,
recording the way the shopping centre looks now. We have also
found a space for some of the graffiti that has kept us entertained for
The Sprout
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The Sprout
Issue 126, April 2018
Contents
3 Letters to the Editor
5 Let’s be Friends
9 Community Fridge a year on
11 Flood Scheme - reply
15 Botley/Kennington PPG
17 Hedgehog Week
19 Richard Jefferey
23 Three poems
25 Planning Applications
26 WWCC Update
27 Shopping Centre pics
28 Reveremorewell
31 Seeking Ferddie
33 2nd Botley Brownies
35 Botley Arts
37 Randoms
43 Local Organizations
From the Editor
Is this going to be the month when Spring finally gets here? The clocks
have gone forward (sorry about getting it wrong in last month’s Diary)
and the days are their proper length again. Stories that follow on from
last month are the official reply to our reservations about the Flood
Scheme (p.11), the latest on the Shopping Centre (which Mace have
decided to call ‘Westway Place’) on p.26, and some reawakened
memories of the railway carriage home in Seacourt Road (p.29). We
forget how dire housing need was after the last War – there was a family
living in a converted coach along North Hinksey Lane around the same
time. Coming up are Hedgehog Week (p.17) and Botley’s Artweeks
exhibition at the Pavilion in May. The picture on this month’s cover is
one of Miles Gomme’s stunning photographs which can be seen at the
latest exhibition by Botley Arts, opening in April (p.35). One of the
Sprout’s uses is to document change in Botley, so there are some
rather more ordinary photos on page 27, recording the way the
shopping centre looks now. We have also found a space for some of
the graffiti that has kept us entertained for a while, which was so
quickly painted out! Happy reading! Ag MacKeith
Letters to the editor
Sweetmans Farm
On reading planning applications in March issue, I saw Sweetmans
Cottage. It made me think of Sweetmans Farm, that was here before
Elms Rise Estate.
Just to think what it must have looked like when it was all beautiful
fields! What that cottage could tell us if it had a voice! How old must
it be!
Edith Mabbatt
The following letter was too scurrilous to print (and anyway it wasn’t
properly signed), but we’re printing some of it as we like to represent
a range of opinions. The photos below express another view which
we feel should also be recorded. Editor.
The heart has its reasons
“Am I missing something? Where was the bustling community hub of
[West Way shopping centre] during the 10 years I have lived in Botley,
that everyone seems so keen to preserve? As far back as I can
remember, the [centre] has always been a dilapidated mis-matched
assortment of terrible shops with a fronting that wouldn’t look out of
place in a WW2 photo. The poor selection of shopping choice is
mirrored in the equally awful selection of food and drink options.
Furthermore, the ugly architecture is nothing if not uninspiring … Get
some perspective people, amongst the rest
of Oxford, Botley is regarded as a big joke.
Knock the lot down and start afresh – maybe
we would end up with somewhere nice, like
Summertown.
To the person who insists on scrawling I <3
Botley on the boarded-up shops – I implore
you to look deeper and think – Why?”
Let’s be friends:
Facebook for your local news & information
Did you know that Facebook has 30 million UK users per day – just
on mobile devices? Or that as well as over 70% of 16 to 22 year olds,
nearly 60% of 52 to 71 year olds are on Facebook? That’s why
Facebook is still the top social media network with 74% of the share
of UK social media accounts, even though numbers of users of
Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and others continue to grow.
I’ll assume most of you reading this have a Facebook account or
someone in your household does. I’ll also assume, as you are reading
The Sprout, that you want to keep up-to-date on the latest local news
and community activities. So, did you know that your Parish Council
has an active Facebook page that you can follow for up-to-the-minute
news and information in between Sprout issues? You can find us at:
facebook.com/northhinkseypc/ or just search for North Hinksey
Parish Council on Facebook.
What will you find on the page?
We post about local news, information, events, consultations,
surveys, and more. Over the past year some of the most popular
posts included:
• Roadworks and diversion information
• Bin collection changes
• Weather information, like the recent post on where your nearest
salt bins can be found ahead of the forecast snow
• Consultations including the consultation on proposed new road
crossing on West Way
• Grants available from Vale District Council
• News of defibrillators installed in the Parish
• Adverts for community social and fundraising events like the
recent Promises Auction for Branches Youth Café and Botley
Bridges.
Topics coming soon include a parish-wide consultation on the Louie
Memorial Fields, Pavilion and recreation facilities.
We often post dates and links to the agendas and minutes from our
Parish Council meetings and other events like the Neighbourhood
Plan meetings and Mace’s exhibitions on the West Way
redevelopment. Councillors are regularly sent notices from the District
Council, City Council, Police, Environment Agency and others to pass
on to the community which we post on noticeboards and on our
website – and also on Facebook! You can comment and raise
questions on the Facebook page if you have a quick query. Sending
a message/post via Facebook is not considered as contacting the
Council for official purposes, but for quick questions we usually
respond within a few hours. For official questions to the Council check
the Contact Us page on the NHPC website: www.northhinksey-
pc.gov.uk.
As well as Facebook, other ways to stay up to date include attending
Parish Council meetings, Councillors’ surgeries (we usually hold
these to coincide with other events like the pop-up summer café at
the Pavilion), visiting the website, checking local notice boards, and
of course these articles in The Sprout. We launched an e-newsletter
last year. It had very little take-up, but if you would like to receive news
by email please sign up using the link on the home page of our
website. Do let us know how you prefer to receive local news and how
we can improve communications with all of the community.
Lorna Berrett, on behalf of NHPC Communications Committee
First anniversary of Botley Community Fridge
The Botley community
fridge had its first birthday
on 13 March, complete
with cakes, balloons,
flowers and a rousing
rendition of ‘happy
birthday to you dear
fridge’.
Volunteers are picking up
surplus food for the fridge
three times per week from
the West Way Tesco, twice
a week from the Magdalen
Street Tesco, three times a
week from the St. Aldate’s
Sainsbury’s, and at
random times from other
sources.
The fridge also gets non-perishables from several food banks when
they have surpluses. Almost all of the food from the fridge is taken:
almost none of it gets thrown out, and any left-over bread goes to a
small chicken farm in Cumnor. So the fridge is saving a lot of food
from going to waste.
The fridge is kept clean by a rota of wonderful volunteers. One year
on, it’s a fixture in West Way. Do visit it to take some food or drop
something off: it’s at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, 81 West Way OX2
9LS, open Mon-Sat 9–5 and Sun 11-5.
Riki Therivel
Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme – a response
To help answer some of the recent questions about the Oxford Flood
Alleviation Scheme, here the scheme partnership provide some
background to its aims and progress.
For those that experienced the floods of 2003, 2007 or 2013/2014,
the disruption will be memorable. Floodwater cut off Botley and
Abingdon Roads, closed the railway line and caused devastation to
many homes and businesses. But decades earlier, the floods that
deluged Oxford in
1947 (see aerial
photo, with wing of
the plane in
foreground) were
on an altogether
different scale.
Aerial photos from
the time show the
area as a giant
lake. This was a
major flood, an
event that most
people won’t have
experienced in
living memory. Yet
with climate
change, flooding is expected to become more frequent and more
severe. The purpose of the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme is to
future-proof the city by reducing flood risk.
The scheme will reduce flood risk to all properties in Oxford currently
at risk of flooding from the River Thames, as well as to the railway
and Botley and Abingdon roads. It will also deliver environmental
benefits, including creating over 15 hectares of new priority habitat.
In recent months partners working together on the scheme have
achieved some major successes. In February, we secured the £121
million that allows the scheme to move to the next stage. As well as
design and construction costs, this covers maintenance for 10 years,
which is
required for government approval. But the scheme partnership are
going further and developing a long-term maintenance plan for the
next 100 years. The planning application for the scheme was
submitted in March, with construction expected to start in early 2019.
The aim of the scheme is to reduce flood risk to existing properties
and infrastructure. It is not to remove undeveloped land from the
floodplain for development. We’re aware of Oxford University’s
proposals to redevelop Osney Mead, which would regenerate the
existing industrial estate rather than build on undeveloped floodplain.
How will the scheme work?
The scheme will use the natural floodplain to the west of Oxford to
create more space for water. We will be lowering the ground level to
create a 2-stage channel, with a narrow, deeper section that will
always carry water, and a wider, shallower section that will only carry
water during a flood. This second stage has been designed as
floodplain grazing marsh, a new habitat type for the area.
The design keeps hard engineering to a minimum. However in a few
areas embankments and flood walls are needed to protect houses
which would otherwise still flood. There will also be a number of new
bridges and culverts to carry water under major roads. This design
has been reached after careful consideration of over 100
combinations of options to reduce flood risk here. These included
measures such as dredging, which was shown to be unsuitable.
Even if we dredge all the channels that currently exist in Oxford, it
would not reduce flood risk from a major flood. Rivers have a natural
tendency after dredging to deposit more silt. Dredging can even
increase flood risk downstream and alter the ecosystem. It would be
costly, disruptive and environmentally damaging. Of all the 100
options the current scheme design was shown to be the most
effective and economically viable. It will also bring environmental
benefits and we are working with environmental stakeholders on an
ambitious Environmental Vision for the scheme.
What about environmental impacts?
We know that the construction phase will bring disruption and there
will be unavoidable environmental impacts. We are working hard to
minimise these. We have conducted surveys of animals and plants
over several years and use our environmental impact assessments
to make design changes wherever possible. We recognise the
importance of Hinksey Meadows and have listened to Oxford
Preservation Trust about this valuable wildflower-rich habitat. The
scheme will minimise the impact in this area by routing the channel
as far as practicable around the edge of the meadow and avoiding
the main areas of snakes-head fritillary. We are also working to
minimise changes in groundwater levels in the meadow by including
gravel features, called riffles, in the channel downstream of Willow
Walk.
Approximately two hectares of floodplain meadow will need to be dug
up and replanted. We will create nearly 18 hectares of new floodplain
meadow using seeds taken from existing local sites. We are working
with the Open University’s Floodplain Meadows Partnership to ensure
we do this as sensitively as possible. Once the scheme is in place,
grazing will be an important way we will maintain plant biodiversity.
At Willow Walk, a new, sensitively designed bridge will take the path
over the new channel. We will have to remove several mature trees
and new trees will be planted on either side of the bridge to replace
these. Willow trees will also need to be removed from the northern
bank of the Seacourt Stream and to help mitigate this we will plant
areas of native woodland north of Hinksey Meadow and in the old
paddock between the Seacourt Stream and North Hinksey Lane.
We will continue working closely with local wildlife groups to maximise
environmental benefits. Once the temporary disruption of the
construction phase is over, the scheme will deliver a true green
legacy. It will create new priority habitat and establish a wildlife
corridor to the west of Oxford that links existing wildlife sites and
improves biodiversity, as well as delivering its primary aim: to keep
Oxford open for all those that live, work in and visit the city, as flood
events become more frequent and severe. You can find out more via
Facebook (look for ‘oxfordscheme’) and Twitter (OxfordFAS)
Environment Agency
Patients Participation Group update
Have you heard of the NHS HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ADVICE
CENTRE? If you have a health issue, you have probably seen a GP,
a specialist consultant, have had some tests and you may be on a
treatment (drugs, physiotherapy etc.). Then what? If we need more
information, more support and sound advice, where can we turn?
The ‘Here for Health’ Improvement Advice Centre at the John
Radcliffe Hospital was set up in 2014 and has developed year after
year to respond to the needs of patients, visitors and staff in
Oxfordshire. It is the only centre of its kind in the county within a
hospital. It gives “advice on healthy living and on how to reduce your
risk of ill health”. Who runs the Centre? Qualified Health Advisers do,
with much experience and “skills in the promotion and maintenance
of healthy behaviours”. The advice given is “based on current
evidence and policy-relevant research".
Useful Partnerships The Centre has developed partnerships with
OUH departments, community services and the charity sector. Last
year alone they launched a new Oxfordshire Mental Health
Partnership bringing six local mental health NHS organisations
together with the charity sector. They’ve teamed up with OUH
Oncology and Macmillan Cancer Support to host a free Health and
Wellbeing event for anyone affected by cancer. To help patients deal
with obesity, diabetes and related conditions, they have worked with
Good Food Oxford and the County Council for the nationwide SUGAR
SMART campaign and can provide excellent information related to
those conditions. Moreover, they have begun regular ward visits
within the John Radcliffe hospital to help support vulnerable patients
prior to their discharge from hospital, improving patient confidence in
self-management and self-care. Those partnerships bring numerous
benefits to patients, such as helping to access the best services in
the community, allowing the staff in the Centre to pass on useful
information to all who want to better manage their health and improve
their wellbeing. It’s good to go there to find out about specialist clinics,
such as a smoking cessation clinic with a 12 week programme
including free therapy and behaviour-change support or another clinic
supporting families with health problems associated with weight.
Referral system Staff within the OUH trust are able to refer patients
to the Health Improvement Advice Centre using the new e-referral
function set-up on the electronic patient records system.
Personal experience I have visited the Centre myself. The room is full
of leaflets related to numerous health conditions. The Health Adviser
in charge was very welcoming and extremely helpful. All Advisers at
the Centre provide information with care and with as much
explanation as needed. And to protect your privacy you will be given
confidential advice.
How to access this wonderful free service The Centre is situated in
the Blue Outpatients area on level 2, John Radcliffe Hospital, just a
few minutes’ walk from the main reception. You can call them on
01865 221429. Their website is at www.ouh.nhs.uk/hereforhealth;
their email address is hereforhealth@ouh.nhs.uk You can also drop
in on Mondays to Fridays, 9.00am–5.00pm. No need to make an
appointment.
Lyliane Doumeche, Botley & Kennington Patients Participation
group
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Botley’s Hedgehog Highway
We are once again approaching Hedgehog Awareness Week which
this year starts on 6th May. Hedgehog numbers are still declining
country-wide but there is encouraging evidence that populations can
be sustained if enough gardens are linked to form ‘hedgehog
highways’. These highways depend on sufficient numbers of
hedgehog-champions cutting a CD-sized hole in their garden fence
so that hogs can forage for food and mates.
The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) produces green
‘hedgehog highway’ signs (pictured) to mark these fence-holes and
The Sprout has five of these signs to give away, which I am happy to
donate.
If you are willing to link your garden to Botley’s 'Hedgehog Highway',
please email a photo of the access point you’ve created to
roger.dalrymple@spc.oxon.org. The senders of the first five emails
received will be the lucky winners of the Hedgehog Highway signs. I
will also email you by return a British Hedgehog Preservation Society
sheet giving advice and tips on how to make your garden even more
hedgehog-friendly, and you can get more information on how to help
hedgehogs from their website: hedgehogstreet.org
Roger Dalrymple
A Parish Benefactor: Richard Jefferey
I first met Richard Jefferey on Willow
Walk, where he was picking up litter.
After that I’d see him again and again,
always carrying bags of litter. I was
intrigued, and asked him about it. “Oh,
I’ve collected 131,000 cans so far,” he
said modestly. It was definitely time for
a Sprout article about this unassuming
benefactor of our parish.
Richard lived in London as a small boy,
during and after WWII, but his
grandparents lived at Hillside, Harcourt
Hill. This was before the ring road was
built. Richard’s mother’s prayer book of
1916 called it ‘Ferry Hinksey Hill’, but by the time the house was
named Hillside the road was probably already called Harcourt Hill.
Hillside was the second oldest house on the road, but following the
redevelopment of what was then the oldest house, it is now the oldest
house on the hill.
Richard and his parents moved in with his grandparents when
Richard was five, and he went first to the Dragon School, then to Eton
on a scholarship, and then to Christ Church to study mathematics.
Our environmental hero is bright!
As a teenager, Richard became passionate – the first time he had
ever been passionate about anything – about J.R.R. Tolkien’s books.
When a new house called Hillrise was built on Harcourt Hill, and post
from Hillrise and Hillside started to become mixed up, he persuaded
his family to rename theirs Lothlorien. “My mother said we should call
it Rivendell, but I said that you couldn’t call it the last homely house
east of the sea, and anyway it’s not in a cloven vale. At least
Lothlorien really was in the golden wood, since we had a beautiful
laburnum out front.” So Lothlorien it became, and remains.
Although Richard claims that he did no work at Christ Church, he got
accepted on a doctoral programme in mathematics at the University
of Newcastle. That didn’t suit him – “I hadn’t discovered any maths
that I particularly liked” – and he returned to Lothlorien and started to
work at the Oxford University Press’s printing section. He proofread
mathematical books and journals, and later branched out into
“languages they hadn’t got a specialist in”, including looking up
Chinese characters in a Chinese dictionary, and relating the older to
the modern transliteration into Roman letters. He also taught himself
Welsh so that he could work on the big Welsh dictionary, and fell in
love with a lot of Welsh writing, particularly poetry.
In 1986 the OUP’s printing section closed, and its publishing section
moved from London to Oxford. Richard copy-edited from home for
his new employers for about ten years, and particularly enjoyed
checking a multi-volume encyclopaedia for children. He cut back, and
then stopped, work, when his father became ill in 1998.
Throughout this time, Richard remained – and remains – fascinated
by the magnificent Tolkien. He gave a talk about Tolkien to the C.S.
Lewis Society which was later printed in a collection, and hopes to
give them a talk about being a lifelong Tolkien fan. But he also has
other long-term interests. He plays the piano with various informal
musical groups; has written and spoken in favour of the ordination of
women; likes thinking about prime numbers; and enjoys fantasy,
science fiction and detective stories. Kerry Greenwood and Ursula
Le Guin are particular favourites.
He also obviously likes helping to keep our community clean.
“How did you get started on your odyssey of 131,000 cans,
Richard?” “It’s 132,830 now. I think it’s about two tonnes. I started
counting one day in September 2003 when I picked up thirty cans
between Cumnor and Wootton, and just carried on. Once I start
something, I tend to stick with it.”
“Do you pick up other kinds of rubbish?”
“No, just cans. Somebody told me that metal gets recycled in the
UK rather than being sent on to China. Also, of the various things
that get recycled, it saves the most energy by being recycled rather
than being produced from virgin materials. I normally put the cans
in the recycling containers on Ferry Hinksey Road.”
“Have you figured out how many cans per day you pick up?”
“Last year it was 14 per day*. One of the nice things about counting
the cans is that it allows me to think about the numbers. Yesterday,
I think that my total count hit a prime number multiplied by five…”
I thoroughly enjoyed my interview, and thank Richard very much for
adding to the eclectic, interesting and community-spirited atmosphere
of our parish.
Riki Therivel
* When Richard proofread this article, he noted that readers might
calculate that 14 cans per day wouldn’t add up to over 131,000 since
2003. He says that he is now 76 and he walked a lot more in his 60s,
all around Oxfordshire, when he picked up over 30 cans a day on
average.
Three poems from Botley School
Stars of Hope by Alice Gibbons
A midnight beauty,
that’s like the sun.
Shines out so bright,
singing a peaceful song,
bringing people hope.
Twinkling as if it’s calling,
It smells like your
favourite food.
Bright, like a blanket,
The stars of hope
feel like this.
LOCAL PLANNING APPLICATIONS
P18/V0423/HH
Old Manor Stables, 20A N.H. Lane.
Repositioning internal vehicle entrance
and closing off internal pedestrian gate.
21 February
Target
Decision
Date:18 April
P18/V0357/HH
87 Southern Bypass. Closure of
existing vehicle access, new vehicle
access onto side road.
22 February
TDD: 19 April
P18/V0336/LDP
62 North Hinksey Lane. Room in roof
space with rear dormer and gable.
26 February
TDD: 23 April
P18/V0519/HH
34 Montagu Road. Loft conversion /
extension for added bedroom &
ensuite.
27 February
TDD; 24 April
P17/V3270/HH
47 Raleigh Park Road. Entrance lobby
to front with internal alterations to
create annexe. Plus summer house.
28 February
TDD: 25 April
P18/V0485/LDP
3A Cumnor Hill. Brick in garage doors
and add window. Create patio doors at
rear.. Add two 1st floor, one 2nd floor
side windows, & 2 dormer windows at
rear.
1 April
TDD: 26 April
WWCC Update: The shopping centre
Botley Development Company (the original Doric company now part-
owned by Mace) has now taken over ownership of the shopping
centre. What is disappointing is the apparent lack of management and
forward planning. Toilets were closed briefly; bins were provided after
we raised it with them but not emptied until we raised it with them
again. The continued neglect of the centre is a concern for all
residents and shoppers.
The mysterious graffiti artist has continued to decorate the boarded-
up shops with messages against the Vale and comments on the state
of the centre. We do not condone damage to other people’s property,
but we are aware that some in the community may share the feelings
expressed – which is anger and sadness about how a thriving, if
dilapidated centre has been vacated and neglected for so many
months. We understand that local schools and art groups are
producing art work to feature on the boards and hoardings around the
site, and this should go up soon. This should help make the centre
more attractive during this long limbo period.
SDC is the construction partner for the development, and they have
now put construction railings around the Grant Thornton and Elms
Court buildings, in preparation for the conversion to temporary
accommodation for Tesco, Co-op, Seacourt Hall and Baptist Church.
Demolition will follow – although the required demolition plan has not
yet been submitted. Mace have indicated that the shops, Seacourt
Hall and Baptist Church may be able to move to their temporary
locations in the Grant Thornton building in June.
Savills are responsible for managing the centre and the planning
aspects. Point of contact for any problems with the centre is via David
McFarlane MBE, of the PR company SP Broadway, email:
david@spbroadway.com, tel: 0203 405 1400.
A newsletter from Mace is in preparation, which will be distributed to
all the residences in North Hinksey parish, but not to those in Cumnor
parish, who will be able to access it only on-line.
Planning issues
The application for changes to the plans (P17/V3298/FUL) is still on-
going, with possible decision in April. Our main concern in this
application is that the new Church Way, originally designated as a
space’, now becomes the route to most of the convenient car parking,
and will also be the delivery route for HGVs serving three
supermarkets – Co-op, Iceland and Tesco.
We met with Savills and the planning officer on 15th March. We
discussed the cause of the problems and potential changes to
ameliorate them. A proposal is to place moveable bollards across
Church Way, closing off the vehicle route between West Way and
Arthray Road other than for service and emergency vehicles. This
would do nothing to address the concerns over the volume and types
of vehicles using Arthray Road. We expect a revised plan and traffic
assessment to be submitted and a further two weeks of consultation.
The planning decision for the development allowed Mace to make the
case for there to be no affordable housing on the site, notwithstanding
the Vale’s policy on affordable housing. This decision was based on
a viability assessment submitted by Mace in 2016. As we know, the
price paid for the site was reduced, and one would therefore assume
that this would create room for some affordable housing to be
included, or lead to increased profit for the developer. We have asked
whether the affordable housing viability should be reconsidered using
up-to-date figures, but have been told No.
Freedom of Information
Information released under Freedom of Information is now fully
released (unredacted). This is available on our website if anyone
wishes to understand the full story of the decisions made on the sale
of the site to Doric and Mace. To stay informed, check:
facebook.com/westwayconcern
www.westwayconcern.wordpress.com
www.twitter.com/westwayconcern
Mary Gill (chair)
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New life for Reveremorewell
Diana Swayne, in her history of North Hinksey Village (The Story of
North Hinksey (1973)) recounts how 17th Century Oxford got its first
municipal water supply. Here’s what she says: “In 1610, Otho
Nicolson of Christ Church embarked on a philanthropic project to give
Oxford a supply of pure water. In the City, the overcrowded
tenements with their lack of sanitation, and the narrow streets whose
gutters overflowed with garbage, were in danger of polluting the wells,
and the College authorities and leading citizens were in constant fear
of an outbreak of plague. Nicolson must have had some knowledge
of the old conduit which had supplied the Abbey of Osney with
Hinksey water for so many years, and decided to use the same
spring, ‘Reveremorewell’ for his own scheme.
“On the slope above North Hinksey he constructed a solidly built
stone house enclosing a large lead cistern for the collection of the
water … From there the piped water ran down the hill, through
Hanging Close … across the Green … under the Hinksey Stream and
two other branches of the Thames and so … to St Aldate’s and on to
Carfax.
“At the centre of Carfax Nicolson … started to erect an ornate, finely
carved stone fountain. …Pipes were laid to eleven colleges and ten
private houses and the health-giving North Hinksey Water gushed
forth from the fountain for the use of the ordinary citizens.“ In 1787
the crossroads was widened, and the 40-foot-high fountain (12
metres!) was given to Lord Harcourt, who took it away and erected it
at his house at Nuneham Courtenay. By 1869 the flow was much
reduced, and the system was sold to Oxford Corporation. “
This is the channel, alongside
the road through North
Hinksey village, leading to the
back gate of the Rugby Club’s
ground. It dried up completely
over the last two years for
reasons yet unknown, but on
Saturday March 10, with funds
from the parish council, Ian
Beesley with his JCB
completed the process of
digging out the ditch by the
A34 and exposed a large pipe. As yet this shows little if any flow of
water. Such water as now flows in the renewed channel oozes from
the ground around, and although this should help to keep the trees
on the green alive, it doesn’t seem to be the Reveremorewell spring.
The next stage will be to flush out the pipe and find out if that sets the
water free to flow again along the ancient channel. The picture shows
Ian Beesley in the recently cleared channel indicating the pitiful flow
of water. Chris Sugden
Seeking Ferddie
Those of our readers who may have wondered how
Anthony Broome got on with his efforts to give some
substance to his childhood memories, may be glad to
know the Sprout has so far received the following
replies to his letter in the March issue.
Ann Thorne told us “The railway carriage (a
Pullman) was situated at No 3 Seacourt Road. First
occupied by Mrs Ilene Bright and her daughter with a
Mr Tommy Fleming, after these it was occupied by
another couple with a small boy, who later moved to
Headington, not sure of their names. Then MR
FERDDIE FIELD moved in. He lived there until
1963/64 but I cannot remember where he moved to.
He was friendly with my late mother Mrs Margaret Bury who lived at
No 5 where I also lived with my two sisters. The carriage was removed
by crane and low loader lorry, I can remember this as it took all
morning to complete. and many people watched. Please forward to
Tony Broom who made the request in the hope it helps with his
project.
Jean Rivers said “We have lived in Seacourt Rd since 1965 and
remember the railway carriage set back from the road in the first plot
on the left after the rear of the Seacourt Inn. The plot had very tall
pine trees and quite a large garden We recognise the man in the
photo but didn’t ever speak to him; we were newly resident in the
road as a young married couple and he was already there and
seemed quiet. I expect you will have others who remember him. The
carriage was gone by around 1970 when the bungalow that is there
now was built.”
And Jenny Holloway: “Of course, I remember the railway carriage
situated behind a pair of high gates in Seacourt Road, which … were
never unlocked. We used to play outside in Seacourt Road where
Lyn, my sister-in-law, lived at number 7. There is a bungalow built on
the land where the railway carriage used to be next door to Mrs
Booth’s garages. We knew a man lived behind those gates and we
called him the “bachelor.” He kept to himself and we never spoke to
him but I have photos of my friends and me posing outside the gates.
We never once ventured in. It is interesting after all these years to
give him a name.”
Brownies get creative
We welcomed a transferee, Elizabeth, to 2nd Botley Brownies this
month.
Having now successfully finished the Brownie Skills badge as a Unit
we took time out to remember our mothers and other significant
females in our lives who love us. To mark Mothering Sunday or
Mother’s Day, whichever you prefer, the girls each decorated a small
heart-shaped gift box to mark the occasion. Each Six had the same
raw materials to use –heart stickers, assorted stick-on jewels and felt
tipped pens – and as the
photo shows they had
great fun doing it and each
box ended up being very
different.
Each of us in Girlguiding
makes a Promise that we’ll
do our best to get involved
with the community and
the world around us and
help others and make a
positive difference. With
this in mind, we decided to
take part in the annual
OxClean organized Litter Pick in early March. However, due to the
significant snow disruption and Acrtic blast, which prompted the
simple questions: “Would we be able to see any rubbish?” and “Will
the pavements be slippery?” We have rescheduled the date. Our next
adventure will be a trip to Beanwood to complete the Out and About
Badge organized by Little Owl as part of her adult leadership
qualification. Lucy Howes
Botley Arts
Running from mid-April to the end of June, our new arts exhibition in
Ss Peter and Paul Church will feature Miles Gomme, a local
photographer based in Botley, Oxford. He bought his first SLR film
camera when he was 18 and it has been a hobby and passion ever
since. He has shot weddings, portraits, events and street
photography on film and digital over the years. Near the end of 2014
he bought a small mirrorless camera and it reinvigorated his passion
for photography.
All the images in the exhibition have been taken since that date. The
canvases are his view of Oxford and London. The majority of street
photography photos are part of a project called Plug in–Plug out: the
iPhone phenomenon, where people “plug in” to the internet and “plug
out” of their surroundings. This project will soon be turned into a book.
Last year he had his first exhibition as part of the Oxford Arts Week.
“The Botley Heron” was in the Oxford Mail twice in 2017, the second
time as the Chief Editor's favourite photo of the year. All the photos
shown are one of only ten copies that will be printed. Some have
already been sold and therefore only nine or fewer are available of
each print. If you see a photo that has been sold, you can contact him
about obtaining an additional print, via James Ruderford Photos on
Facebook, by phone on 07794 717333 or at
jamesruderford@me.com
Jennie Hopkins
Randoms
Community Gardening
North Hinksey School has had an allotment for two years running
where the children have enjoyed the opportunity to visit, plant, pick
and eat some excellent produce. We now have had the allotment
levelled and heavy groundwork done (thanks to a kind parent), in
preparation for the growing season.
This year, we would like our allotment to become more of a
community based project by opening this up to local people. We
would like to invite anybody with any gardening skills and a love of
the outdoors to join some children and their families on our allotment
between Southern-by-pass and North Hinksey Lane in the alleyway
by the gate at 3.30.pm on Wednesdays
If you are interested and would like to know more about it or donate
anything towards this project, please contact N Hinksey School on
01865 248626 and ask for Mrs Colucci or Mrs Brett.
The Small Allotment Committee, N Hinksey School
Botley Library (phone 01865 248142 to book a place)
‘Explore Learning’ Free Writing Workshop for ages 4 to 14.
Monday 9th April, 3–4 pm (Children must be accompanied)
‘Drop in’ Craft sessions for Children Age 4 to 11. All materials will
be supplied. Saturday April 14th, 10.30–12.00 and Saturday April
28th 10.30–12.00 (Children must be accompanied by a
Parent/Guardian)
Digital Help We are offering free sessions in April if you need
encouragement in using computers, whether it be setting up an email
account, searching for jobs or just giving you confidence in navigating
the internet. You will need to book in advance and our Volunteers will
be most happy to help you. Dates are: Tuesdays 4th, 17th and 24th
April, 10–12, and Thursdays 12th, 19th and 26th April 10–12.
Singing the Beach Boys
Harmony Inspires are holding a day of singing The Beach Boys with
the educator Jo Sercombe on 28th April. If this sounds like you, there
are more details to be found on http://www.2m.org.uk/beachboys/
Beach_Boys_2018_Flyer_single%20A5+reply_slip.pdf
Sobell House charity shop
The Sobell donation point was such a success that we will be making
it a weekly event throughout April and will be accepting donations
every Monday in St. Peter and Paul church hall between 12–3pm
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE DONATIONS AT ANY OTHER TIME
Parenting course
Botley Bridges is running another 10-week Family Links Course in
conjunction with Abingdon College and the Kings Centre, to help
parents of kids from 2-10 years to think about what we do, why we do
it and how it makes us feel. Children are rewarding, stimulating and
fun, but looking after them can be stressful and challenging. This
tried-and-tested Nurturing Programme helps deal with those
challenges, so that you can have a calmer, happier life.
There are ten two-hour sessions (with a tea break) and they cover:
• Understanding why children behave as they do
• Recognizing the feelings behind behaviour (ours and theirs)
• Exploring different approaches to discipline
• Finding ways to develop co-operation and self-discipline
• Learning the importance of looking after ourselves
To book (places are limited and not free, sadly) contact me at
coordinator@botleybridges.org or on 07498 563636. Sue Dowe
Rainbow House looking for help
Rainbow House is a drop-in centre and café for young children and
their carers, in the centre of Oxford, which opens from Wednesdays to
Fridays, 10:30–2pm, term-time only. It is only able to run because of its
marvellous teams of volunteers. We are currently looking for help in the
kitchen on Fridays. Time commitment: 2–4 hours, term-time only. If
you’d like to help, contact Bryony Thomas at
rainbowhouseox@gmail.com or 01865 243216
Arts Prize
Artists among us may be interested to hear about the Swire Ridgeway
Arts Prize and associated Exhibition established by the Friends of the
Ridgeway. The subject is ‘Spirit of the Ridgeway, and it can relate to its
history, ecology, and landscape. Prizes are offered for works of
painting,
sculpture, photography and writing (poetry or prose), with separate
prizes in each category and an overall winner. They be awarded at the
Ridgeway
Friends Day on Sunday 22 April, and there will be a public exhibition of
works submitted for the competition in Uffington over the same
weekend. More details on their website:
http://www.ridgewayfriends.org.
Update on the path into Seacourt Nature Reserve
The path into the Seacourt Nature Reserve – the one that starts
between Wickes and Richer Sounds – has been in very poor condition
for the past months, particularly the section after the Minns – Aldi cycle
track.The contractors carrying out the archaeological work for the flood
alleviation scheme didn’t reinstate the path properly in the autumn
when they were done, so it quickly became very boggy. The farmer
whose cattle graze Hinksey Meadows made some impressive ruts
when he moved his cattle in and out. Subsequent journeys by vehicles
from the city council and Environment Agency have worsened the
situation.
I have tried (hard) to get the path reinstated. The city council initially
said that it’s up to the Environment Agency to reinstate the path, since
they made most of the ruts. The Environment Agency said that it’s up
to the city council, since they own the land. John Tanner says that the
flood alleviation “is a major project for the benefit of the whole city and
we must all expect some significant disruption as it proceeds.”
The city council now says that they will be repairing the path “as soon
as the site has dried out” and “when the alleviation works have
finished”, not at all the same thing! In case anyone else would like to
write to the council about this, it’s M.Woods@oxford.gov.uk.
Riki Therivel
Botley Over-60s Lunch club
Are you over 60? Fancy a freshly-cooked hot meal with some friendly
chat? Then come along to the Lunch Club which meets fortnightly on
a Thursday in the Seacourt Hall. We have a few spare places at the
moment so you would be very welcome to join us. We open around
noon with lunch served at 12.30 p.m. and it’ll only cost you £4.00 for
two courses. April dates are the 5th and 19th April, continuing every
other Thursday. It would be a good idea to ring one of the volunteers
first, either Jackie Warner on 01865 721386 or Viv Smith on 01865
241539.
Viv Smith
Allotment skip
A hardy band of allotmenteers gathered in a break in the snow on
Saturday March 17 to clear rubbish from the allotments into a skip. A
large amount came from the school end which had been cleared of
rubble and refuse to make way for the new compost bins. So the first
task was to load the rubble into the skip. It was perishing cold, and the
rump of the party warmied up with a thermos of coffee afterwards.
Five lawnmowers, including a classic Suffolk Pony, have been taken to
Meadhams in Kidlington for refurbishing or spares. A number of usable
flowerpots, tubs and bins have been taken to new homes. And just this
once, the broken bikes have been taken to Halfords who will send them
to Africa for reuse. Of course bikes are not allotment equipment. For
the avoidance of doubt the allotment skip is not for the disposal of
household junk which the owners should take to Redbridge – or, better
still, to Halfords.
Chris Sugden for the allotment committee
Artweeks exhibition
Still time to show your creativity and share your artwork in the Artweeks
Community Art Exhibition at the Louie Memorial Pavilion in Arnold’s
Way. Emmett Casley is curating it, and it will run over the weekend of
19th/20th May, supported by the pop-up café. If you have a piece of
work, whatever the medium they would love to display it. Contact
Emmett on emmettcasley@gmail.com or by phone on Oxford
427519.
Shout it loud!
Have you got solar pv, or some other form of renewable energy
attached to your property? Low Carbon Hub is collecting the info, and
putting together a map: https://peoplespowerstation.org. You just fill in
a survey, and they'll add you to the map (can be as anonymous as you
like). There is a lot more in and around Botley than is currently on there,
so let’s shout about it!.
Organizations: If your organization is not listed here, please send details
to editor@thesprout.org.uk or telephone 724452 for inclusion.
1st Botley Brownies
Girls aged 7–10
Dean Court Community Centre Thur 6–7.30 Fiona
Wheeler, firstbotleybrownies@gmail.com
2nd Botley Brownies
Girls aged 7–10
Rosary Room, Yarnells Hill. Tues 6 -7.30 : Alison
Griffin 01865 379247
4th Oxford Scout Group
Beavers, Cub Scouts, Scouts
Scout Hall, Arnolds Way; mail@thefourth.org.uk
Website: http://www.thefourth.org.uk/
15th Oxford Scout Group
Boys and girls welcome
Meet Fridays, Botley Baptist Hall Contact: Julie Tatham
01865 863074 or Amy Cusden 07887 654386
Baby & Toddler Group
Tues/Thurs 9.15–11, SS Peter & Paul Church Hall
Badminton Club
Thurs 7-8pm at Matthew Arnold Sports Hall. Garry Clark
0777 3559 314 garryclark13@gmail.com
Books on Wheels R.V.S.
Free Library Service for housebound Ox. 248142
Botley Boys & Girls F.C.
Football teams from ages 8-16
Jason Barley Ox. 242926 jbarley1@ sky.com or Brendan
Byrne Ox.792531 brendan.byrne999@gmail.com
Botley Health Walks
Wednesday 9.30 a.m Contact: Briony 246497
Botley Library
01865 248142. Open till 7 on Friday and 1pm on Sat,
otherwise 9.30 to 5.30 (closed Wednesdays).
Botley Singers
Thur 7.30, St Andrew’s Church, Dean Court. Angela
Astley-Penny Ox.242189 angastpen@aol.com
Chair-based Exercise Class
Tuesdays 10.30 – 11.30 a.m. Seacourt Hall
Contact Lizzie, Oxon Age UK, 07785 425601
Community Fridge
For all. Put food in, take food out. Ss P&P church, Mon–
Sat 9–5, Sun 11–5. Riki Therivel 07759 135811
Cumnor Choral Society
Friday 7.30 to 9.30 pm Contact: 01235 533726 or
07552 786127 or www.cumnorchoral.co.uk
Cumnor Chess Club
Thurs 7–9pm Cumnor Old School. Steven Bennett
862788 www.cumnorchessclub.co.uk
Cumnor & District Historical
Society
Last Monday of the month 7.30-9.00 Cumnor Old
School. 01865 724808
Cumnor Gardening Club
Details on website at http://cumnorgardens.org.uk/ or
phone Chris Impey, 01865 721026
Fit Steps – exercise based
on dance
Friday 6–7pm, Seacourt Hall. Email Rosalie on
rosalie.crane@btinternet.com
Harmony InSpires, Ladies'
Acappella Singing Group
Wed 7.30 at Appleton village hall. C. Casson 01235
831352 or harmonyinspires@hotmail.co.uk
Hill End Volunteer Team
Contact: David Millin on david.millin@hill-end.org, call
01865-863510 or visit www.hillend-oec.co.uk
Let’s Sing! – singing group
Weds 2pm, WOCC, details Emily 07969 522368
or email emformusic@outlook.com
Morris Dancing – Cry Havoc
Barbara Brett 249599 or bag@cryhavoc.org.uk
Mum and Baby Yoga for
babies from 6 wks to crawling
Mondays 10.30 at Dean Court CC, contact Jacqueline
Rice via https://yogawithjacqueline.co.uk
North Hinksey Preschool
and Childcare Clubs
Mon–Fri 7.45am –6.00 pm. 01865 794287 or email
nhps.manager1@gmail.com
N Hinksey Art Group
Weds 10 – 12.00 W.I. Hall Tel: Christina 07931 707997
N Hinksey Bellringers
Contact: Ray Rook 01865 241451
N Hinksey Conservation
Volunteers
Meets at weekends. Contact Voirrey Carr
07798743121 voirreyc@aol.com
N Hinksey, Friends of
Annual Cricket Match & Walk. Douglas Bond 791213.
N Hinksey Horticultural Soc
Contact: Ann Dykes Ox 251821 anndykes@hotmail.com
N Hinksey Parish Council
Alan Stone 01865 861992 nhpcclerk@msn.com
N Hinksey Youth Club
Wednesdays at Arnold's Way pavilion, call Daz on
07791 212866 or see Facebook
Over Sixties Lunch Club
Every other Thursday. Seacourt Hall. Viv Smith 01865
241539 or Jackie Warner 01865 721386
Oxford Flood Alliance
R Thurston 01865 723663 or 07973 292035
Oxford Flower Arranging Club
4th Thursday Cumnor. Dympna Walker: 01865 865259
Oxford Otters
Swimming for people with disabilities. Sundays, twice
monthly. Contact: Alan Cusden 723420
Oxford Rugby Club
Boys and girls from 5, kevin.honner@ntlworld.com
Seniors, training etc jbrodley@chandlings.org.uk.
Oxford Sports Lawn Tennis
Club, N Hinksey
Family club: Melanie Riste 848658 or
melanie_riste@hotmail.com
Parkinson’s Disease Soc
Contact: Pen Keyte, Branch Secretary 01865 556032.
Raleigh Park, Friends of
David Brown raleighpark@raleighpark.org.uk
Royal Voluntary Service
(West Way Day Centre)
Mon & Fri 10–3pm, Field House, 07740 611971.
oxfordshirehub@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk
Saturdads
Botley Bridges
Fun activities and trips for Dads and under 5’s
10 am–noon 1st Sat of month. Tel: 243955
Seacourt Hall management
committee
Contact: Michael Cockman 07766 317691
michael.cockman@gmail.com.
Shotokan Karate club
6+ WOCC twice weekly Martyn King 07836 646450
Weight Watchers
Thursdays 6pm at SS Peter & Paul Church Hall Banso
tel: 07779 253899 bansob@aol.com
West Oxford Bowls Club
Contact: Marion Bostock 436277
West Oxford Taekwon Do
Club
Mon, Thurs 6.30-8pm, MA gym, contact Chris Hall
07815 899698 www.wotkd.co.uk
West Oxford U3A
(Uni of the 3rd Age) http://westoxfordu3a.org.uk/
Which Craft?
Pavilion, Arnold’s way, fourth Monday, contact
whichcraft.botley@yahoo.co.uk
Women’s Institute (Botley)
Liz Manson, 244175 email liz.manson@virginmedia.com
Halls for Hire
Botley Baptist Hall
We s tmi n ste r Wa y
Contact: Rev Kalyan Das
Tel. 07841 867967
The Rosary Room
Ya r nel ls Hill, OXFORD
Contact M aria B rown,
Tel : 0186 5 24 7986.
SS Peter & Paul Church
Hal l We st Way, B otl e y
Contact: Mr M Shearan
Tel: 862748
Wo m en' s I nst i tut e Ha ll,
North Hinksey Lane
Contact: Val Warner
Tel. 245273
Seacourt Hall, Chapel
Wa y, Botley
Contact: Eric Batts 07452 960100 or
seacourt.hall@gmail.com
Pavilion, Arnold’s Way,
Elms Rise, Botley
Contact: Emmett Casley 427519
emm ett @ ker e nsa g ard e ns. co. u k
Oxf ord Rug by Club ,
North Hinksey Village
Contact Julie Kelly
julie.kelly14@btinternet.com
North Hinksey & Botley Churches
Times of Services and Contacts
St. Lawrence, Church of England, North Hinksey Lane
1st, 2nd, 4th Sunday, Sung Eucharist 11.30 a.m.
3rd Sunday, Matins 11.30 am
St. Peter and St. Paul, Church of England, West Way
2nd Saturday each Month, 4–6pm Messy Church for children and their carers
1st Sunday of the Month, 9.30am All Age service of Holy Communion
All other Sundays, 9.30am Holy Communion with activities for children
Every Wednesday, 10.30am Holy Communion at Field House
Rev Clare Sykes, Rector Tel: 242345 or re v c l a r e @ bt i n t e rn e t .c o m
Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Roman Catholic, Yarnells Hill
Saturday 6.30 pm. Mass
Sunday 9.15 am Mass
Fr Daniel Lloyd. 07584 323915 dlloyd@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk.
Botley Baptist Church, Westminster Way
Sunday Service 10.30 am.
Mid Week House Group 8.00 p.m.
Family Worship Service 5-6pm on Saturday
Rev Kalyan Das 07841 867 967 www. bo t l e y b a pt i s t c h u rc h .o r g
Calvary Chapel
Sunday services held at Botley School 10.30–12 n oon
Pastor Philip Vickery 01865 864498
calvarychapeloxford@yahoo.co.uk; www.calvarychapeloxford.org.uk
SPROUT – What’s On
April
Tues 3rd 11–11.30, Botley Library, Rhymetime
Thurs 5th 12 for 12.30, Seacourt Hall, Over 60s Lunch club
Mon 9th 2.30, Dean Court Community Centre: U3A talk by Dr
Eric Sidebottom on The History of Penicillin
Tues 17th 11–11.30, Botley Library, Rhymetime
Thurs 19th 12 for 12.30, Seacourt Hall, Over 60s Lunch club
Mon 23rd 2.30, Dean Court Community Centre, U3A talk Marina
Hamilton Baillie on The History of the National Garden
Scheme
Thurs 26th 8pm, Seacourt Hall, Parish Council meeting
Mid April on Ss Peter and Paul Church, Photographs by Miles
Gomme curated by Botley Arts
May
Sun 6th National Hedgehog Week
Thurs 17th 8pm, Seacourt Hall, Parish Council meeting
19th/20th Louie Memorial Pavilion, local art show (Oxford
Artweeks), contact Emmett on 427519 to take part
For more local events and information visit www.botleyhinksey.org.uk